The Google group is a nice addition. I¹ve used Google Reader for my news;
it¹s an excellent interface. Very easy to understand.
Hope our list doesn¹t get too diluted across the web.
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From: Dennis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008
Chris,
That's more public info on one page than I've seen in awhile, and you want
more :-) I think your analogy to Formula 1 is a good one. I'd bet that 95%
of all glider guiders could not tell a difference between the top planes,
especially given varying conditions when they would be flying
I'll be flying whiskerless in Poway this weekend with a 9C and a 2.4 module.
FASST works perfectly in my hand launch planes.
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From: Flying High [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 09:54:25 -0700 (PDT)
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], exchange
Darwin,
I'm flying the Lightspeed and the Vandal on the FASST system. I have my
Taboo on a 72 mhz channel, hence my name on the roster that way. My 2.4
receivers have been flawless to date. The Futaba is an easier install than
the competitors; you don't have a satellite receiver with all it's
AJ,
On the Easy Glider you need to make a new tow hook. Most common way is to
drill a 3/8 hole at the very rear end of the existing tow hook tray. Glue
in a 3/8 x 1 1/2 dowel and thread a tow hook into that. It will launch
steeper in the new configuration.
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I have a Topaz for sale:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=855095
Thanks!
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At the AMA convention last Friday I demoed the FS-One. They have a DS ridge
that I wanted to try, as well as the winch launch function. I clicked on
the wind for the the DS ridge (25 mph) then tried winching the slope plane.
Straight downwind launch! Couldn't get it to work. Even when I kept
should be
worth just a single point more than one of the 5 minute guys.
No matter what the format, it sure beats work :-)
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From: Tim Bennett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:52:53 -0600
To: soaring@airage.com
Subject: RE: [RCSE] Contest Format
Gordy,
We know that you fly every day of the year, in every part of the world.
Considering that you attend maybe 4 contests a year where there are more
than 40 participants, that means that 99% of the time (literally) you can
fly worry free with a 2.4 gz. System.
I¹m not a marketing guy, I¹m not
Mike,
I¹m the ³people² here, but I¹m just following the sage advice of those who
have gone before us. Chuck¹s testament:
After a few years, we began receiving complaints about not being able
to zoom so in order to satisfy those who came to zoom instead of
thermal, we added a bypass switch. If
Or the set up at Visalia. Very few line breaks considering how many
launches they go through on a weekend.
All this resistance talk is good from a technical point of view, but for the
guys at the Southwest Classic they may have a marketing issue on their
hands. Travel hundreds of miles, spend
Mike,
I¹m sure you¹re seeing ³big² differences, but at first glance I also thought
about the Icon.
High End
Span: 133.8²
Area: 1,109 in2
Foil: 8.4%/2.3%
Weight: 72.3 oz
Wing loading: 9.38
Icon
Span: 130²
Area: 1,150 in2
Foil: 8.98%/2.25%
Weight: 76 oz
Wing loading: 9.5
I think the
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=781982#post8677752
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Has anyone used Aerologic software?
http://www.aerologic.com/
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http://www.jonesprototypes.com/photo.htm
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:46:20 EST
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: soaring@airage.com
Subject: [RCSE] Vandal Full house with Rads1K, DLG or maybe its
actually
I have the FASST system in my new Lightspeed hand launch glider. I was
careful to place the antennae ends in areas where there was no carbon. That
being said, both ends are adjacent to electronics, the carbon boom and
strips of reinforcing carbon. The two ends are at 90º to one another.
I
I got to fly my new Lightspeed DLG over the weekend. I've posted a
mini-review on RC Groups, in the hand launch section.
http://www.rcgroups.com/hand-launch-96/
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Chris and Jim,
Will you two please cover the Calvin Cycle next? I sat in on my daughter's
AP Biology class and I swear out of 20 questions on a pre test I got 1
right. Humbling experience when your kids shoot way ahead of your knowledge
level.
Of course she knows very little about downwind
Jim,
You don't need no stinkin' Red Bull when the wind dies out 6 hours into the
flight. You will be moving fast enough.
My buddy Nowell watched 3 movies while he did his 8 and I did my 4. When
I did my 8 there was enough action going on to keep everyone entertained.
Joe Nave and I were flying
looking over
my disappearing plane at 2,000 feet and I wasn't happy.
It's a great feeling when you are on the final leg and you know you are
going to make it.
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From: Ben Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:38:18 -0400
To: soaring@airage.com soaring
I agree with Brian. I've had one for 10 years. It's worth the money.
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From: Brian Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:11:21 -0700
To: David Register [EMAIL PROTECTED], RCSE (Soaring Exchange)
Soaring@airage.com
Subject: Re:
Back at the computer screen after 5 days in Muncie. Yesterday was our
travel day, very low stress not having to get out of there right after the
contest. We (Gary F., Lex M. and Mike R.) dropped of our planes at the
local FedEx then headed over to the AMA museum. You can spend hours in
there
Level 6? Great timing on the suggestion, Larry :-) I work for about 3
years to get to Level V. I become all philosophic and relaxed about the
hobby. Then all at once a whole group of Sportsmen start talking about
Level V being impossible to attain if you don't get to contests, and on the
other
What a fantastic journey, congrats on making it to level V!
Here's a picture I bet you wish I didn't have: ;-)
http://www.jimbacus.net/soaring/nats2004resnos/pages/DSC02352.htm
At 07:09 PM 9/7/2006, John Erickson wrote:
I ve put together a slideshow of different events as I worked my way through
Title: Level V slideshow
Ive put together a slideshow of different events as I worked my way through the LSF program. Jim Deck put out some stats about the average time to achieve Level V. Its somewhere around 10 years. I thought 2 1/2 years was long enough! I was really struggling at times
Title: Re: [RCSE] Skip Miller Injured
It looks pretty tight after 6 rounds. If JW can make it into the fly off I like his chances. All scores in the preliminary rounds are thrown out.
BTW, to get to Martin, go north from Zvolen. If you hit Cadca youve gone to far. Near Rajec and Zilina.
Title: Re: [RCSE] NATs HLG
Alright, Mike! Great job! Something about you and the NATS...a good combination. Way to represent the West Coast!
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Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:02:03 -0700
To: soaring@airage.com
Subject: [RCSE]
SC-2 Contest #4 will take place on Sunday July 16th at the ISS (Riverside,
CA) soccer field flying site. John Erickson from SCSA will be the CD with
all equipment supplied by ISS. The tasks will be 6, 8, and 10 minutes,
runway landing scored 950/50.
Pilot's meeting at 8:45 am, first round
Gordy,
A polo field is 300 yards long, not 900 yards long. Hand me my mallet,
Jeeves.
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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 01:39:04 EST
To: Soaring@airage.com
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Subject: [RCSE] Midsouth-Louisville is gonna be
Bill,
I'm not dumping mine! I am keeping an eye on development, however. One of
the great things about the hobby, the constant evolution of designs. When
you get near the top of optimization there have to be some sacrifices.
After you've flown for awhile you try to figure out where you need
Just getting back to things after the long weekend. I've got the raccoon
eyes face after looking into a very strong Arizona sun for 3 days. George
Joy and his crew did a great job running the contest. It's no small feat to
host a 180 pilot meet. You need a CD, an impound director, winch
I was just checking out the flying site at Schnepf Farms for the Southwest
Classic. Looks like the Schnepf people have done some creative mowing.
Check out their crops from about 4,000 ft...
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I've got something called a Widget that comes with OS X that does all kinds
of conversions, including square meter to square foot. I think your buddy
Jim Bacus must have it on his computer...
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From: Dan Kitching [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 27
Good points all around. I think people take different things away from a
contest. Some just go for the camaraderie, some go to win, some go to see
how they are doing against their peers. I personally don't think that using
a Picalario puts you ahead of the rest of the pack. You still have to
I think we could do better than the rising/lowering beep tone on the
Picalario. You see the happy, smiling face when the guy with the earplug is
watching the plane go up. When he's plowing through sink, however, there
should be some tune like the entrance music for Darth Vader or maybe Taps
Mark,
The Sport Tube is a good system. It is a crap shoot whether or not you will
get charged for oversized luggage. When I flew out to Denver this last
summer, no charge, but two years ago I did get dinged.
Denver was easy; an airport with a conveyor belt designed for Sport Tubes
due to all
I know it's the time of year when folks eat these creatures, but I saw a
scene this morning that anyone who has flown in high winds would appreciate.
We're in some heavy weather in California right now, with a winter storm
hitting the coast packing 40 mph winds. Every morning at about 7:00 am a
The 5125 is advertised as having the unbreakable MP gear train. When I
did an autopsy on my 5125, that specific gear was in tact. The one next to
it, however, was stripped, and it was metal.
This happened with a number of other pilots in our club. Our conclusion was
that there had to be a poor
Good servo, but not strong enough for flaps. I've stripped two of them, and
I have friends who have stripped many more than that.
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From: Dan Kitching [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 18:32:58 -0500
Cc: rcse soaring@airage.com
Subject:
Dave,
Looks like a nice sander. I get a lot of mileage from my Dremel, first with
a cut off wheel to open things up, then with the 3/8 sanding drum to round
into the corners.
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To:
Browning, You Laguna Beach Hillbilly...urban legend...
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/microsoft-aol.asp
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Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 20:13:14 +
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[EMAIL
I've been having a fine time finding micro slopes with my Swyft from Scobie
at Liftworx. www.liftworx.com The plane weighs 4.6 oz. Flies very well!
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I've just listed this rare kit on ebay:
http://cm.ebay.com/cm/ck/1065-29296-2357-0?uid=10732180site=0ver=LCA080805
item=6013103445lk=URL
Photo and description with the listing. Great build for the winter!
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I just put up my Garnet DLG for sale on ebay. Here's the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=6012994472
This is an excellent glider, flown just a few times. Photos and description
are with the listing.
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Wow, less than 5%? Sure isn't that number in our club, or the soaring clubs
around Southern California. More like 50%, and in our club that number is
higher. We use competitions as one way to fly together. These are not cut
throat, yet they are competitive. I must be really out of touch with
Just read that the 300 mph barrier has been broken by Kyle Paulson today up
at Parker. Santa Ana winds blowing 25 mph in Acton, must be close to 50 up
at Parker.
300 mph with a sailplane!
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=424220
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Alex Eremenko took a few photos at Visalia. Here are some of them...
http://homepage.mac.com/jrerickson/Gliders/PhotoAlbum31.html
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Not exactly, Chris. I had a big time collision on launch with Brad
Willoughby (I think that's who it was). We crossed paths on the way up.
His plane shredded my stab and rudder. I think, in turn, his aileron servo
stripped.
In any case, I now know how small a full flying stab can be before
Try www.smallparts.com I got 30' of .018 wire for DLG pushrods. Comes
wrapped up in a 4 coil. 800 220-4242
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From: Lee Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 10:17:45 -0700 (PDT)
To: lenci1938e [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: soaring mail page
Swingle [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: [RCSE] Long music wire
A 4 coil? Isn't that hard to straighten?
Bill Swingle
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Yeah, Mike's been flying really poorly lately. He had a particularly bad
day yesterday at the SC-2 contest:
http://silent-wings.org/popoff/2005Scores/SC2-TOSS-Aug05.htm
That would have been a Level V win, Gordy. You'll get your turn to win a
few as soon as you finish that goal and return. Of
Very cool! Good effort! That graph at the end is really informative.
Looks like you had the boomer over Elsinore then a nice cruise over the
mountains to the beach.
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With the introduction of production planes like the Ava and the Topaz, RES
is now the fastest growing segment of plane in this neck of the woods.
Where it used to be just a few people it is now nearly even with the amount
of Open class entries. There are several fliers that have won Open contests
What is Dr. Selig up to these days? Anyone know?
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Rob,
That's an interesting page. I especially like the drag summary at the
bottom. For a mid Cl the airfoil is responsible for 55% of the drag,
induced drag is another 20%, the fuselage is about 18%, the linkages about
3% and the stab is worth about 4%.
In almost all cases the linkages on the
Yesterday a group of us attempted our 8 hour LSF Level V slope task. We
chose Parker Mountain as the site. The weather pattern in Southern
California this time of year is noted for a dense marine layer along the
coast (June gloom) giving way to sunshine in the afternoon. Parker's
location is at
My battery just finished discharging. I had 668 mah left. Voltage was
4.65v. Based on a full 1850 mah charge, it means I used about 150 mah per
hour for my 3 servos and receiver, exactly what I estimated!
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Here's a modest start...
http://homepage.mac.com/jrerickson/Gliders/PhotoAlbum28.html
There were a lot of guys shooting video and pictures. I'm sure it will
start to surface soon. Some of the guys who attended aren't even home yet.
Great contest. 90 pilots. Each heat had 15 guys going man on
This idea of a clean transmitter is an interesting problem. I know this
list has a lot of radio professionals. Can a transmitter leak the signal?
I know I've experienced this in some big hand launch contests when you have
12 radios on at the same time. I've had hits when I know no one is one my
Jeff,
With all the telemetry available now it would be an interesting study to see
what results in the highest launch. In my opinion the most important
factors are the wind or thermal activity, the stretch of the line, and the
strength of the airframe.
The whole point about cambering the wing
I've had a 9C for two years now and I've always struggled to get full flaps
in Butterfly. I've had all kinds of workarounds involving offsets, longer
servo arms, travel volume, etc.
I finally called Futaba to ask about the situation and they told me to send
the radio in; there is a software
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Subject: Re: [RCSE] Futaba 9C (Secret untold)
Hi John
I believe the problem you are talking about is the V-tail glitch that was
fixed
Before I pack up the radio to send it in, has anyone recently purchased a
9CA? Do you have the flap issue in Butterfly?
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After the SC-2 contest Sunday at SWSA (Covina, CA) we'll be holding a hand
launch contest for all interested flyers. Probably just 4 rounds with 10
minute windows. It'll start at 1:30 pm. Hope to see you there!
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Harley,
While this isn't a hoax, you are forwarding on some bad information. From
the actual Department of Energy website:
http://www.eia.doe.gov/neic/experts/contactexperts.htm
We almost import as much oil from Canada as we do from Saudi Arabia!
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Subject: Re: [RCSE] Signal strength switch?
On Thu, Mar 31, 2005 at 11:29:07AM -0800, John Erickson wrote:
| We've has a couple of club members lose planes recently from
We've has a couple of club members lose planes recently from interference.
We have a scanner on the field. It shows a channel is on (sporadically)
although all our pins/radios are accounted for. We suspect another flyer
about a mile away but we've yet to find him. There are both houses and an
Al forgot some:
Allen wrench set (Metric, for my Topaz)
Stopwatch
LSF voucher
Actually, I have basically the first half of his list in a small fishing
size box. I have the glues in a separate tupperware container. They
usually stay in the car.
I don't have the soldering iron or solder, but I
Don,
A lot of the airfoils will reference numbers that have to do with 2 things:
Camber and Thickness. The Zenith has a HQW 3.5/8. The HQW part is the
author, in this case Helmut Quabeck. The 3.5 is the percent camber, and the
8 is the percent thickness.
In general, the greater the camber,
http://modellvideos.de/videos/KnuffelVerstellprop-die-zwote.wmv
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My old office had a metal floor. With your magnets placed in the shoes of
the draftsmen, we could have gotten some work done.
Of course we'd flip the magnets for my shoes and I could glide across.
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From: Simon Van Leeuwen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You can go a lot lighter than that. The Encore ships with a 4 pin connector
that I have seen before at computer parts stores. I think they come about 8
pins wide and you just break off (cut) it down to 4 pin size. Hasn't failed
yet!
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From:
Is the problem the term aspect ratio? For his project he's probably using a
plank wing. Aspect ratio is a term that can be applied. What happens to
the same span if the planform becomes elliptical? Do you still apply the
same aspect ratio?
Out of practical experience there is a big difference
Edgar,
You just gave me an idea for flying 2 meter. I have a number of hand launch
planes just sitting around, including my original Photon. It's good looking
enough to qualify. Let's see, a little tape on tow hook, a baby sized skeg
and voila, I've got an 11 ounce (undersized) 2 meter.
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When I flew at the NATS last year for the first time I was all pumped up for
the MOM format. I thought it would be like in hand launch where you truly
(at least at the start of a heat) launch at the same time.
Wasn't exactly like that. I recall one round where I was in the ten spot
and it
Thomas,
I'm still trying to figure out how the Sharon 3.7 does it. The Sharon's
flew beautifully this last weekend in Phoenix. Great plane for the mid
winds and thermal cycles they had at the contest.
The Sharon has a 7037 at the root, transitioning to a RG-15 at the tips.
Seems totally
Tom,
If this is the case, then you should let the evil accountants and executives
go to court without your profession. Unless you walk away from the lawsuit,
you are still a foot soldier in this war.
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From: Tom H. Nagel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date:
Spencer,
This is a noble goal. When we have given a demonstration at a local school,
or when kids come up to see what we are doing it's amazing what the first
question always is:
How much does it cost?
It's too bad that all the subtler aspects of the hobby are lost if the first
answer scares
There will be a Saturday morning session at Paramount Ranch in Agoura. If
the winds don't blow too hard and you can get away from shopping duties,
come on out. All DLG flyers welcome!
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Brian,
I don't know where you're getting your information. The guy making the
Photon and the Charm is Victor Stamov from Kiev, a past world champion in
Nordic (F1A) free flight. Victor Isaenko makes the Topaz, and is national
team member in free flight. He has placed in the top 3 in the world
Once everyone has found the wind gauge...it's interesting to learn about
ground effect. We had a cross country event out in Lancaster. The wind was
blowing at a moderate clip. If you held the wind meter about 4' off the
ground it was reading 8-10 mph.
Joe W. then took the meter and put it up
I broke my Photon, but the ground had something to do with it. Had a little
hitch in my delivery. By the way, they fly pretty well without the right
wing tip, if it matters.
The only thing I've noticed is that on a two year old plane a recovering can
really bring up the torsional strength.
Wow! What a nice video! Great job on the editing and the footage. Good
luck with the plane!
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From: steelhead [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Organization: RCGroups.com
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 12:10:44 -0500
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [RCSE] New mini
It might be worth building a DLG with a Clark-Y airfoil; I don't think
anyone's done it so I don't think we can say its that much worse than any
other foil. (I suspect it will work rather well, especially if there's an
expert flying it.)
Martin Usher
Martin,
There would be a noticeable
Is this just me, or doesn't this plane look like a scaled up Speed 400
racer?
http://www.lancair-kits.com/IV_images/IV_2_lrg.jpg
Kit is just $109,000 for the pressurized version. 330 mph. That'll work.
Plus you get the cool turned up winglets. They make a difference. Your
stall speed goes
Another viable option is DHL Express. They bought out Airborne Express. I
recently shipped a plane at half the price of UPS.
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From: Phil Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 18:54:17 -0400
To: 'RCSE' [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE:
I've published a few shots from Visalia taken by Hank Schorz. They are
mostly club related (SCSA) but still give some of the flavor of the event.
http://homepage.mac.com/jrerickson/Gliders/PhotoAlbum20.html
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I've always been far sighted. Up to about 4 years ago, I had 20-15 distance
vision but needed reading glasses. As I hit a certain age my distance
vision started to deteriorate, exactly like the optometrist said it would.
I now wear trifocals (actually progressive lenses).
All this preamble
This is exactly how it goes when my Tiger Moth passes a Slo Stick.
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From: Simon Van Leeuwen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Organization: Radius Systems
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 19:45:31 -0700
To: 6-CRCSS [EMAIL PROTECTED], 5-Soaring Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED],
No, but Photoshop will.
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From: Ed Jett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 08:20:36 -0500
To: [RCSE] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Fw: [RCSE] Musing on Icons
Paint job won't make an Image into an Icon.
EJ
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I liked Paul's analogy of not using a Big Bertha driver out of a sand trap.
I really don't think our high performance planes are that far apart, but
just for discussion here are three categories:
Launching: A plane that pulls hard (good set up), cleans up well, low drag
at high speed. Weight
I agree with Craig. The level 5 wins are tough to come by, especially since
you are up against 20 other guys. To do all the levels you are flying in 24
contests so you get your share of competitive time.
I don't care what kind of electronics you have on board, looking into the
sky for 8 hours
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To: John Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED], Soaring List
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Subject: Re: [RCSE] Odd servo problem
At 1:54 PM -0700 5/26/04, John Erickson wrote:
I'm trying to figure out a strange problem with a spoiler servo. I have two
transmitters, a Futaba 8 and a 9. With the 8 all is normal
Interesting, but why wouldn't I see the same behavior in the rudder and
elevator servos? They are quiet no matter which transmitter.
JE
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Erickson Architects
John R. Erickson, AIA
From: Simon Van Leeuwen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 17:13:35 -0700
To: John Erickson [EMAIL
SpamSieve is a Baysian filter that has been working very well with OS X for
any Mac people out there.
JE
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Erickson Architects
John R. Erickson, AIA
From: Andrew E. Mileski [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 15:48:57 -0500
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [RCSE] The new
John Erickson wrote:
Karlton is no longer in the building...
Huh?
http://www.multiplexrc.com/
A quick search turned up another source too:
http://www.flyelectric.com/connectors.html
probably others.
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Andrew E. Mileski
Ottawa, Canada
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Tom,
We've all lost planes one way or another. Most of the time it is our own
mistakes (pilot error, equipment failure, battery problems). When your
plane blows up at 232 mph, however, that is the equivalent of dying with
honor :-)
From the It's better to burn out than to fade away school of
F3J is flown without skegs. Pilots routinely put their planes in the 100.
There is a reason for this other than they are good. It is that they are
allowed to land in any direction they choose! Unless the CD has designated
a no fly zone, the planes take the best approach, into the wind, into the
I know Tom Copp asked for wish list items for planes. Here is one for the
manufacturers. I would like to see receivers with a separate mounting
option for crystals. Some sort of extension lead where the crystal could be
mounted independently of the receiver.
Anyone who has been asked to change
A cousin of mine who is an ornithologist at Cornell told me there is a pack
mentality with many of the raptors. They see other birds circling and they
go check it out.
That being said, watching a hawk thermal on their own you know they are
doing more than just looking around for signs of lift.
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